Amos Williams, Jr.

District of Columbia Department of Corrections — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch December 31, 1996

Age 31

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Corporal Williams was shot and killed while off duty after being recognized as a law enforcement officer. He was outside of a department store at 6411 Riggs Road, in Hyattsville, Maryland, when two men attempted to rob him. During the robbery they shot him in the ankle. As he lay on the ground wounded, the suspects noticed he was wearing his badge on his belt. The suspects then shot him because he was a law enforcement officer. The suspects were arrested in late January 1997 as a result of a separate investigation in which the same weapon was used in numerous bank robberies and carjackings. Both subjects were charged with murder. Corporal Williams had served with the District of Columbia Department of Corrections for five years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Williams gave the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of the District of Columbia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Williams.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department District of Columbia Department of Corrections

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity dcdcorr.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1996

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Charged with murder

Corporal Amos Williams, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At District of Columbia Department of Corrections, 7 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

District of Columbia Department of Corrections

of 7 officers

100% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious